[TenTec] New Radios in the Future

[Carl Moreschi]

You still get to play with all the controls on the SDR radios.  And you 
can make any ones you want  to be knobs with a Tmate2 device.  The 
others are just sliders and buttons in the computer screen.  But they 
still work and are still interesting to play with.  It just a mind set.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
58 Hogwood Rd
Louisburg, NC 27549
www.n4py.com

On 11/2/2014 12:50 PM, Jim Lowman wrote:
> Geezer! :-)
>
> Heck, I think I'm older then you, Rick.
>
> Nostalgia is a good thing, but there will never be another company like
> Heathkit.
> It's what we had at the time and, in some ways, they were ahead of their
> time.
> Even back then, if we accounted for what our time is worth, Heathkits
> didn't seem like such a bargain.
>
> I've been involved in the world of software development since the time
> when IBM mainframes actually had physical switches on the console.
> Those were eliminated years ago, in favor of the terminal-based equivalent.
>
> Now, I'm someone who has always loved switches, knobs and other physical
> controls.
> In fact, if I could have only one HF transceiver in the shack, it would
> be the Kenwood TS-990.
> How many of these controls would ever be used, is the question.
> It would have to be the only radio on the desk, due to its size and weight.
>
> I embrace the SDR concept, but I miss playing with all of the controls.
> The Elecraft K3 and KX3 on the desk are a nice compromise. The Eagle is
> there, as well.
>
> 73 de Jim - AD6CW
>
> On 11/1/2014 5:28 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
>> I am old.
>>
>> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
>> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Richards
>> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 1:11 PM
>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] New Radios in the Future
>>
>> Geeze, Rick ... now you sound ... well... kinda OLD ... ;-) ;-)
>>
>
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